I'm the odd one out when I want to see someone mod this so that it has more of an action movie feel with a nod towards realism. Not CoD style action movie, but rather just making it so that the player is more like say, a low powered action movie hero. Not Rambo, but have some regenerating health or health kits along with the ability to survive gunshots.

Just seemed like there was no middle ground, you couldn't get this scale of game without being saddled with realism.

That's true about the realism, but I personally loved the at-times-insane difficulty/realism of their original Op Flashpoint. Codemasters is straddling the middle ground with the Op Flashpoint license now, and it isn't exactly panning out well.

Did ARMA 2 ever get better? I played it for about 5 hours, and got tired of being shot from a gajillion meters away by some random guy who was barely a pixel on my screen. And this is coming from someone who typically likes realism (loved op flashpoint).

Alpha access is now available through Steam if you pre-order the game.

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Purchase the Arma 3 Alpha now to receive immediate access to the Alpha, 3 Alpha Lite invites for your friends (available March 14th to June 18th 2013) as well as Beta access and the Full game upon it's release!

In the Alpha, you'll be able to explore Stratis Island, enjoy a taste of Arma 3's diverse gameplay, and team up with your friends to fight against enemies in 2 co-op mulitplayer scenarios! There are also 8 different vehicles featured in the Alpha and a collection of weapons to help customize your loadout.

a bit later than they had said, but I blame Greece.

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i've figured out i need to wait a few years to get the arma games as they always crush the rig i have when they are released. so the game ends up in backlog for a few years until ive upgraded. played lots of arma1 and have but still need to play arma2 as ive just barely played any missions.

the alpha phase is ending, and the beta phase starts June 25th. from the Steam page:

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Arma 3 Beta available on June 25thJune 20th, 2013 - Nelios Today Bohemia Interactive confirmed the 25th of June as the official release date for the Arma 3 Beta. Building upon the well-received Arma 3 Alpha, the Arma 3 Beta features a varied selection of brand new content – including 10 vehicles, 7 weapons, 4 showcase missions (Combined Arms, Supports, Commanding & Night), 2 multiplayer scenarios and 4 challenges.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of Stratis (20 km²), the Arma 3 Beta turns its focus towards firepower and logistics. The Challenges game mode will also be making its first appearance, enabling players to practice their weapons handling and movement across a selection of firing drills. Plus, all of the content from the Arma 3 Alpha will be available, alongside the popular scenario editor and modding support.

Joris-Jan van ‘t Land, Project Lead on Arma 3, adds:“Having just showed off the Beta for Arma 3 at E3 2013, we are keen to get it into gamers' hands quickly. Bringing some heavy firepower and additional transport options will allow for more diverse scenarios in both singleplayer and multiplayer. We also can't wait to open up the Steam Workshop scenario publication, which will make content-sharing with other players much more convenient.”

People who are currently participating in the Arma 3 Alpha will gain access to the Arma 3 Beta through an automatic Steam update. Those who are new to Arma 3 can join in by purchasing the Arma 3 Beta (which includes a version of the full game) from Steam or Store.bistudio.com.

The price of the Arma 3 Beta, in comparison to the Arma 3 Alpha, will be increased. The regular Arma 3 Beta will be available for 34.99 EUR/29.99 GBP/44.99 USD (current price: 24.99 EUR/19.99 GBP/32.99 USD), while the Arma 3 Digital Deluxe Edition will be sold for 44.99 EUR/39.99 GBP/59.99 USD (current price: 39.99 EUR/34.99 GBP/49.99 USD). Please note that the current (heavily discounted) Alpha deal, which includes Beta-access and the full game, will still be available until Tuesday June 25th.

Those who would like to sponsor development further have the option to purchase the Arma 3 Supporter Edition (69.99 EUR/59.99 GBP/91.99 USD) from Store.bistudio.com. The Arma 3 Alpha Lite, a free but limited variant of the Arma 3 Alpha, will be discontinued after June 25th.

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Strongly considering buying in at this point. Can someone tell me what it's like? I know it's not a COD game, but someone told me it was very hard. Define very hard? It is like America's Army or something simliar?

Strongly considering buying in at this point. Can someone tell me what it's like? I know it's not a COD game, but someone told me it was very hard. Define very hard? It is like America's Army or something simliar?

Thanks!

It's definitely not COD!. It is closer to America's Army, but I'd say arma is actually more realistic for many things... It's also open world so you can do missions your own way many times (but not always).. It has realistic bullet physics/drop. You also can't generally take a hail of bullets. There is a learning curve, especially if you are used to COD type games.. That being said, I've bought every Arma game that came out and love them..Disadvantage would be in MP, but the same problem with all MP... depends on who you play with... Get the right group of people and it is hella fun!Go to youtube and look up Arma2 videos to get a good idea of the game...

Strongly considering buying in at this point. Can someone tell me what it's like? I know it's not a COD game, but someone told me it was very hard. Define very hard? It is like America's Army or something simliar?

Thanks!

It's definitely not COD!. It is closer to America's Army, but I'd say arma is actually more realistic for many things... It's also open world so you can do missions your own way many times (but not always).. It has realistic bullet physics/drop. You also can't generally take a hail of bullets. There is a learning curve, especially if you are used to COD type games.. That being said, I've bought every Arma game that came out and love them..Disadvantage would be in MP, but the same problem with all MP... depends on who you play with... Get the right group of people and it is hella fun!Go to youtube and look up Arma2 videos to get a good idea of the game...

Is it open world with little direction thus resulting in me running the wrong direction and getting totally lost, or is does it have enough direction so that I know what I need to be doing?

America's Army was lethal, but the maps were contained so everyone was guided to conflict. COD is neither lethal nor open world. I realize this one is more open worldish, but my fear is that I spend a lot of time on a big map trying to find someone to kill.

what I remember of ArmA2 is that you are given a(n) objective(s) and a point on the map. it's your job to get there and back and you get lifts from heli's and use of HumVees and the like on the ground.

As Caine said, there are objectives. This is in both SP and MP.In SP there is a campaign and you will have different objectives like securing a town or rescuing someone. You'll get a map location and you decide how you want to do it. stealth or assault or something else you can think of. There are vehicles available for certain missions and some missions require vehicles.For MP, it depends on what type of game you are playing, but there are usually missions and map objectives as well. "IF" you find the right crew, this can be the best co-op experienced game ever and is one of the few games I do go back to for co-op. I also enjoy PVP with the right crew as well... Most MP missions are of the "secure this town" variety and again, can be PVE or PVP. However, there can be times where you have to do a TON of traveling and no vehicles are available... This is usually in MP with the "wrong" crew... IE.. people who take off in empty choppers then either land and abandon them or just crash them into the landing site... Same thing with ground vehicles.. people take off and you are waiting for a ride..(although, even if ground vehicles are available, it can take a while to drive somewhere.)The game does have an active mod community and the developers support them.. The zombie mod DayZ is made in Arma 2 and is made by one of the developers of the game.

The terminal and exterior ballistics models of Arma 3 underwent significant improvements compared to Arma 2, and in this video I'll go into some detail about how it works and what you can expect from several common bullet types.

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